Confirming a Field Goal

[grantsrc]

One thing I've heard is that if the kick is no good that the calling official should not look at the other official. The rationale is that some feel that when looking at your partner on a missed kick, that the calling official is unsure of the call. Again, this is speculation on the viewing public's part. Right or wrong, who knows, but it's something I've heard in the past at clinics.

So for me, I confrim on a made field goal saying "YES YES YES", then it's step, step, and up and hold until the R is done with his signal. If the kick is missed, I don't look and say "NO NO NO" then step, step, signal.